Brent A. Riggs

Experience

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  ASML

  Jun 2006 - Oct 2008

  Applications Engineer (Product Owner)

  As an Applications Engineer, I was responsible for product ownership, promotion and support of a Linux-based process development and simulation software product. I provided customer facing training, product evaluations, supported product testing, documented and tracked software bugs for the development team and created product manuals and application notes. I also provided on-site, customer-facing applications support for ASML TWINSCAN Photolithography systems.

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  Washington University in St. Louis

  Apr 2009 - Feb 2011

  Research Engineer

  As a Research Engineer, I managed the daily operations of the Micro & Nanofabrication Lab at the Nano Research Facility (NRF). My responsibilities included establishing Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) policies, coordinating capital projects from initiation to closure, leading to the on-time and under-budget build out of NRF cleanrooms, assisting visiting researchers with training and utilization of laboratory equipment and processes to conduct research.The Nano Research Facility at Washington University in St. Louis is an open, shared research, and educational environment that brings researchers across disciplines together, particularly in the emerging area of nanomaterials with applications in the energy, environment, and biomedical fields. Show less

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  Samsung Electronics

  Feb 2011 - May 2013

  Manager | Engineer - Samsung Austin Semiconductor

  Managed an engineering team of 8+ engineers; assigned, directed, and evaluated their work and development. Rapidly promoted due to strong performance. Demonstrated leadership by engaging engineering team to achieve continuous improvements in product performance, quality, yield, and cost reduction measured against Key Performance Indicators (KPI).

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  KLA

  May 2013 - Apr 2017

  Staff Applications Development Engineer (Product Owner/Manager)

  Developed and deployed advanced data analytics software products as a product owner / manager in an Agile and Scrum environment through the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Evangelized customer needs, synthesized customer requirements into product road maps, defined marketing and business requirements and conducted R&D and prototyping for future products. I worked with an outstanding, geographically dispersed, cross-functional team of developers, QA engineers, account managers and other business stakeholders to deliver high-quality software products that exceeded customer expectations. I was also responsible for providing pre and post sales support to a global network of key customers and industry partners for software and hardware product evaluation, testing, integration and joint development projects. Show less

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  Westerwood Global contracted to NXP Semiconductors

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  Technical Project Manager - Photolithography Engineer

  Responsible for managing $26M in technical projects and resources including capital equipment acquisitions for expansion as well as upgrades and refurbishment of existing capital to support new product manufacturing.• Managing technical and capital projects – writing and presenting project charters, developing project plans in MS Project and managing allocation of resources to achieve on-time delivery of key milestones and updates to stakeholders• Leading data modeling investigations, including design of experiments, to improve process control and reduce rework Show less

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  Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  Sr. Technical Program Manager
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  Amazon

  Oct 2021 - now

  Sr. Technical Program Manager